Chinese folktales contain rich historical knowledge and profound national emotions. As an indispensable part of Chinese culture, they have eternal artistic charm and rich imagination. The following is carefully prepared for everyone. I have compiled some short ancient folk tales. I hope they will be helpful to you. Welcome to check them out.

Short ancient folk tale 1

A long time ago, in the wide valley at the exit of Tiecoff Gorge, the land was fertile. Dozens of villagers worked hard here and lived a worry-free life. A stable life of eating and drinking.

In the cave on the east bank of the canyon, there is a yellow dragon. After more than three hundred years of cultivation, it gets along well with the nearby villagers, helps each other in times of difficulty, and always responds to help. The local people respect him very much. . Whenever there is a drought, people come to the cave in droves to pray for rain. In order to meet the needs of the villagers, Huanglong spit out streams of purple mist from the cave. The purple mist slowly rose to the sky and soon condensed into dark clouds. Suddenly, thunder rumbled and heavy rain poured down, making the crops in the canyon abundant. In order to appreciate Huanglong's divine grace, the villagers built a temple to offer sacrifices in front of Huanglong Cave.

I don’t know how many years passed, but an oolong lived in a cave on the west bank. After more than a hundred years of practice, it began to have some Taoist teachings. Seeing the strong incense and numerous sacrifices in front of Huanglong Cave, it couldn't help but become greedy. I thought to myself: Humph! How powerful Huanglong is. You respect it so much and don’t take me seriously. Well, let me cast a spell to show you. Then you will come to beg me. As a result, Oolong began to show off his power. At this time, there happened to be a drought, and it took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and spit flames from its mouth, causing the fields to dry up and the ground to crack, the crops to wither and turn yellow, and many people and animals became sick due to the heat. When Huanglong learned of this, he was busy raining rain to relieve the crisis, so that Oolong's conspiracy failed to succeed. After repeated battles like this, Huanglong always saved the day. Wulong was very angry when he saw that Huanglong was against him everywhere.

One day, Oolong came outside Huanglong Cave and threatened Huanglong, saying: "Give up the cave quickly, or you will be buried in the cave and regret it!" Faced with Oolong's unreasonable threat, Huanglong responded with kindness. Yan Xiezhu: 'Cultivating people for the benefit of the people' is our original intention. It is wrong for you to do evil and harm others like this. The arrogant and unreasonable Oolong yelled: "Stop talking nonsense, today I will show you how powerful I am!" As soon as he finished speaking, Oolong spit out a ball of red light, and with a loud noise, the temple suddenly collapsed, Even the entire cave was shaking. Huanglong was enraged, rushed out of the cave, and fought with Wulong. The two dragons soared into the air, extending their claws to each other, grabbing and biting each other, each performing their own special moves. It was a fierce fight, but the sky was dark and the ground was dark. After ninety-nine and eighty-one rounds, Oolong gradually lost strength because his training skills were not as good as Huanglong. He retreated while fighting, and his scales were knocked off all over the canyon. People still see the colorful stones in the Ninghe River. Legend has it that they were made from the scales that fell off when two dragons fought.

Just when Wulong was defeated and captured, and kept calling for help and begging for mercy, Master Guanyin happened to wander here, questioned Yuan Gu, reprimanded Wulong, and dissuaded Huanglong from being merciful, and asked the two dragons to reconcile and work together. Living in a cave, they practice immortality together and eliminate harm for the people.

When the villagers saw that Huanglong was dedicated to bringing clouds and rain to the people, Oolong also changed his ways and raised funds to rebuild the temple and named it "Double Dragon Temple". The two dragons provide rain when there is a drought; clear up. The villagers have cultivated the canyon until it is green and green, the crops are pleasing to the eye, and life is getting better day by day.

When the Ming Dynasty writer Yang Shen (also known as Sheng'an) passed by the Three Gorges, he heard the villagers praising the two dragons for their achievements in benefiting the people, and happily left the four characters "Protect the Gorges and Bless the People". People made these four characters into a gold plaque and hung it in Shuanglong Temple to commend the two dragons. For this reason, this section of the canyon is also called "Shuanglong Gorge".

Short Ancient Folk Stories 2

After Nuwa, the ancestor of mankind, created mankind, there was always peace.

Suddenly one day, the sky and the earth collided, a huge crack opened in the sky, the ground burst and collapsed, flames burst out from the center of the earth, burning the forest; floods spewed from the bottom of the abyss, drifting away the mountains; demons, ghosts, and evil spirits Birds and beasts take the opportunity to wreak havoc, leaving humans in dire straits.

Nuwa heard the cry for help from human beings. She first killed the demons, monsters and evil birds and beasts, then calmed down the floods, and then carried out the great sky-repairing project.

Nuwa collected reeds from various places, carried them to the crack in the sky, and piled them as high as the sky. Then she went to look for bluestones with the same color as the sky. Since there were not so many on the ground, she had to pick more. White stones, yellow stones, red stones and black stones were placed on top of the pyre. Before the fire that burst out from the center of the earth was completely extinguished, she lit a firewood fire from a big tree. The flame suddenly shot up, illuminating the entire universe, and all the five-colored stones were burned red. Slowly, the rocks melted and flowed like syrup in the cracks in the sky. When the reed wood was almost finished burning, the big gap in the sky was repaired.

Although the broken world was repaired by Nuwa, it could not be restored to its original shape. The sky in the northwest is slightly tilted, so the sun and moon unconsciously run that way; the earth in the southeast sinks into a deep pit, so the water in the rivers and rivers also flows in the southeast involuntarily. A large amount of When water accumulates there, it forms an ocean.

On the east side of the Bohai Sea, there is a large and bottomless trench called "Guixu". Both the water on the ground and the water in the sea flow here. The water in "Guixu" always remains in the same state, neither increasing nor decreasing. So it won't overflow and drown humans.

There are five sacred mountains in "Guixu", namely "Daiyu", "Yuanqiao", "Fanghu", "Yingzhou" and "Penglai". Each sacred mountain is 30,000 miles high. There are seventy thousand miles between the mountains. There are palaces made of gold and railings carved from jade on the mountain. Many gods live here.

All the birds and animals on the sacred mountain are white, and there are many strange trees on the mountain. The fruits of these trees are jade and pearls, which taste very good. Mortals can live forever if they eat them. The gods all wear white clothes and have small wings on their backs. Usually, these gods fly freely like birds over the sea and under the blue sky, traveling between the five sacred mountains to visit their relatives and friends. The lives of the gods are joyful and happy.

But in a happy and happy life, there is also a small trouble. It turns out that these five sacred mountains are floating in the sea. There are no roots below. When there is a strong wind, they will drift unstablely, which causes inconvenience to the gods and gods. So they sent representatives to complain to the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was also afraid that several sacred mountains would drift to the horizon, leaving the gods homeless. So he ordered the sea god "Yu Qiang" to send fifteen giant turtles to carry the five sacred mountains on their backs. Each sacred mountain is carried by a big turtle, and the other two wait beside it, taking turns every 60,000 years. In this way, the sacred mountain is stabilized, and the gods living on the mountain are happy.

Unexpectedly, one year, a giant from the giant country "Long Bo Kingdom" came to Guixu to fish. The giant's body was as tall as a sacred mountain. He raised his fishing rod and fished six big turtles from the bottom of the sea one after another. These six big turtles happened to be the turtles carrying the sacred mountain on their backs. The giant ignored everything and carried the turtle home. The two sacred mountains "Daiyu" and "Yuanqiao" that lost their turtles were blown to the North Pole by the wind and sank into the sea. The gods living in these two sacred mountains moved in a hurry, flying around in the sky with their things, and they were so tired that they were sweating profusely.

When the Emperor of Heaven found out about this, he lost his temper and shortened the bodies of the people in "Long Bo Kingdom" to prevent them from going out to cause trouble again. The remaining three sacred mountains have never had any problems because they are carried by giant turtles, and they still stand on the eastern coast of China.

Short Ancient Folk Stories 3

In ancient times, there was an old prime minister who was nearly seventy years old and married a daughter-in-law named Caiyu. Caiyu is twenty-nine years old and looks like flowers and jade. Since marrying the old prime minister, although she has enjoyed endless glory and wealth, she has always been depressed, secretly complaining that her parents should not have given her to an old man.

One day, Caiyu went to the back garden for a walk alone to enjoy the flowers, and met a young gardener. The flower worker was handsome and talented, and the two fell in love at first sight. From then on, Caiyu often secretly went to the garden to meet the gardener. Once, Caiyu said to the gardener: "After all, it is not a good idea for you and me to meet in the garden.

I have a plan that will allow us to meet happily every day, just like husband and wife. The gardener asked what the clever idea was, and Caiyu said her own idea like this.

It turns out that the old prime minister may have missed breakfast and specially raised a "chao bird". This bird crows every day at five o'clock. When the old prime minister heard the bird's cry, he got up and went to court. Caiyu asked the little gardener to come before the fourth watch and poke the morning bird with a bamboo pole to make it call in advance. When the old man left, they could be reunited.

On this day, the old prime minister heard the cry of the morning bird and quickly got up. When we arrived at the door of the court room, the drums were playing for the fourth time. He thought, why is this bird singing so inaccurately? So he turned around and went home. When he walked outside the door of his house, he heard Caiyu say: "Come and poke the morning bird early in the future." He paused for a moment and said, "You little gardener is really like a flower." The little gardener said, "You look like a flower." The rice dumplings are served with a piece of dried ginger, what a pity." When the prime minister heard this, he was so angry that he trembled all over, but he didn't say anything and went to court again.

The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the old prime minister deliberately called Caiyu and the gardener together to have wine and admire the moon in the peony pavilion in the back garden. After three rounds of wine, when the moon was in the sky, the old prime minister stroked his beard and said: "Tonight we will appreciate the moon and compose a poem. I will compose it first, and you two should also add a few lines of poetry to me." After that, he spoke loudly. He chanted: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is high in the sky, the morning birds do not call, and the flower branches fall on the powder balls, and the dried ginger hides outside the door and listens."

When the gardener heard this, he knew that he had been exposed. stuffing, plopped down on his knees in front of the table, and said: "The moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. The gardener kneels before the table knowing his sin. If you don't blame the villain, the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly."

Caiyu Seeing that the matter had been made clear, he quickly knelt on the ground and said: "The moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival is in the west, and the youth of eighteen years accompany the old age. If the prime minister is willing to show his respect, the rice dumplings will be just right for the flowers."

The old prime minister laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "It is not suitable for young and old to get married. I know it is difficult to tie a horse to a horse. The flower branches should go together with the powder ball, and they will soon leave the prime minister's house and become husband and wife."

Caiyu and Xiaohua After hearing this, the craftsman quickly kowtowed and thanked him, and left the house hand in hand.

Short Ancient Folk Stories 4

In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the rule was brutal, with massive construction projects and the continuous use of foreign troops. On this day, the heroes took Jinyong Pass and immediately went to capture Wagang Village.

When Ma Sanbao, the guard of Wagang Village, heard the report, he ordered the soldiers to close the city gate tightly.

All the heroes arrived, and leader Xu Maogong sent Cheng Yaojin to fight. Yao Jin rushed to the front of the battle on horseback and shouted: "Hey, whoever is not afraid of death, come out and fight with grandpa!"

When Ma Sanbao heard the news, he sent Ma Jinzong to fight in advance. Ma Jinzong came out of the city with a big sword in his hand. When he saw Cheng Yaojin's appearance, he shouted: "Oh, where did you come from, you ugly monster?" When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he screamed with anger and swung his hand without saying a word. The ax struck down Ma Jinzong's head. Ma Jinzong hurriedly raised his knife to block it. Unexpectedly, the knife was cut into two pieces. Ma Jinzong was stunned and was bitten by Jin to chop off his head.

Ma Sanbao saw Ma Jinzong being hacked to death by Cheng Yaojin on the city tower. He was so angry that he sent another clan brother, Ma Youzhou, to fight. Unexpectedly, this man was even worse. As soon as he arrived in front of the battle, he was killed by Cheng Yaojin. Yao Jin cut him in half with an axe, fell off his horse and died.

When Ma Sanbao saw that another brother had been killed, he was furious and walked out of the city in person. When Cheng Yaojin saw Ma Sanbao coming into battle, he swung his ax and struck in front of his face. Ma Sanbao hurriedly raised his knife to meet him, and saw golden light splashing and sparks flying everywhere. Cheng Yaojin struck three more times with his axe, which shocked Ma Sanbao so much that his arms went numb and he hurriedly turned his horse to escape. Xu Maogong ordered his generals to capture Wagang Village in one fell swoop.

That night, the generals served wine to celebrate in the commander's mansion. While they were drinking and enjoying themselves, they suddenly heard a loud and earth-shattering noise coming from behind the martial arts hall. The generals followed the sound and ran to take a look. They saw a large hole about one foot wide cracked in the ground. It was dark inside and everything could be seen. Unclear.

When Xu Maogong saw it, he said: "This cave is cracked, there must be a mystery. I wonder which brother is willing to go down and find out?" When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and no one answered. Xu Maogong said again: "Since no one wants to go down, we have to draw lots to decide. I am writing down the lots now, and only one of them says 'go'. Whoever picks the word 'go' should go down." All the heroes said: " rational.

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Xu Maogong wrote down the paper lots, and everyone took turns picking them up. It was God's will, only Cheng Yaojin caught the word "go".

Xu Maogong immediately asked someone to fetch one A large basket was tied with a golden bell and dozens of feet of thick rope. Cheng Yaojin was ordered to sit in the basket, and several soldiers carried the rope and sent him down to the cave. After reaching the bottom of the cave at a depth of sixty or seventy feet, he shook the golden bell, and the hand stopped above him.

Cheng Yaojin climbed out of the big basket, carrying the ax in his hand, but his eyes were filled with darkness and he couldn't reach his hand. With five fingers, he had no choice but to walk forward in the dark.

After turning two corners, he suddenly saw two lights in front of him. Cheng Yaojin panicked and said: Oh, could it be the two big eyes of a goblin? Holding the ax in his hand, he bravely stepped forward, swung the ax fiercely, illuminated the light, and struck with a "click" sound, splitting two stone doors.

Cheng Yaojin walked in. Seeing three main halls appeared in front of him, he walked straight into the middle hall and saw on the table a golden futou, an apricot yellow dragon robe, a jasper belt, a pair of worry-free shoes, a piece of Xuangui, and a piece of paper with the words "

Cheng Yaojin was illiterate, so he put on an apricot-yellow robe, a golden futou, a jade belt, Wuyou shoes, and took Xuan Gui and the note. Walking out of the hall.

He walked to the stone door and just took his legs out. He heard a "boom" sound and the stone door closed tightly again. Cheng Yaojin was startled and hurried away. He went to the big basket and shook the golden bell vigorously. The superiors heard this and pulled him up with all their hands.

When all the heroes saw Cheng Yaojin coming up, they were all dressed in strange clothes. Surprised.

Cheng Yaojin took out Xuan Gui and the note. Xu Maogong took it and looked at it. He saw that it read: "Cheng Yaojin raised his troops as a righteous man and became the devil in the world for three years, disrupting the world of the Sui Dynasty. " All the generals were shocked when they heard this, and they knew that this was the will of heaven, and they all came forward to worship Cheng Yaojin as king.

Cheng Yaojin refused to obey in every possible way, and Xu Maogong had no choice but to point his finger. The apricot-yellow flag said: "Each of us take turns to worship at this big flag. Whoever worships this big flag flutters will be the king." "Everyone agreed. Xu Maogong, Qin Qiong, etc. had already bowed, and it was Cheng Yaojin's turn. When he was bowing to bow, he unexpectedly sneezed loudly, causing the apricot-yellow flag to flutter. The generals As soon as they saw it, they all leaned forward and bowed down to Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to agree, but said: "I don't want to be the emperor. When someone is willing to do it, I will give up the throne." ”

When Cheng Yaojin became king, he ordered the General’s Mansion to be transformed into a royal palace, and he chose an auspicious day to ascend the palace. , all the other heroes were made generals. A big banquet was held in Wagang Village to reward the three armies, which was very lively.

Short Ancient Folk Stories 5

A long time ago, there was a small village called Longjing. Village. There is an old woman living in a broken hut at the edge of the village. She carefully takes care of the 18 old tea trees behind the hut. Due to the lack of fertilizer, only a few tea leaves can be picked from the old tea trees every year, and the quality of the tea leaves is poor. Not good.

The old woman’s life is very poor, but she is a kind-hearted person. Every day, the old woman makes tea with tea leaves picked from the old tea trees, allowing passers-by to rest and relax. Quench your thirst.

One day, an old man came to the old woman to drink tea. He saw a broken stone mortar outside the hut and said to the old woman: "This is a treasure. Take it." Sell ??it to me, okay?"

The old woman smiled and said, "What kind of treasure is this? Just move it away. "

The old man said "thank you" repeatedly, and went to find someone to help move the stone mortar.

As soon as the old man left, the old woman started working closely. It turned out that, The broken stone mortar contained grass, soil, animal excrement, etc. that had been piled up for many years. It was already very dirty. The old woman was not willing to give away such a dirty thing, so she quickly took away the contents of the broken stone mortar.

Xidu was buried under the old tea tree, and the broken stone mortar was washed clean.

The old man came back. He looked at the broken stone mortar and asked the old woman: "Where did the things in this go?" The old woman led the old man to the old tea tree and told her what she had just done.

The old man said with a smile: "I say the broken stone mortar is a treasure because what is inside it is the real treasure! Look, you buried all the treasures under the old tea tree. I also Don't worry." After saying that, the old man walked away calmly.

Later, these 18 old tea trees grew luxuriantly, and the tea leaves picked were tender. It was fragrant, and the tea brewed with these tea leaves tasted great. Later, tea trees were planted in the Longjing area, and the tea produced here is the famous "Longjing tea".

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